How to Fight Cold and Flu Symptoms?

Healthy Fruit Cordial

New research from Cardiff University's Common Cold Centre found that a hot drink may help to reduce the symptoms of common cold and flu.

This research is published in the December 2008 edition of the clinical Journal of Rhinology. In the experimental trials, 30 volunteers with common cold symptoms were given commercially produced cordial apple and blackcurrant drink hot, or at room temperature.

The conclusion stated:" a simple hot drink of fruit cordial can provide immediate and and sustained relief from symptoms of runny nose, cough, sneezing, sore throat, chilliness, and tiredness."

Even though drinking a hot totty has been established for medicinal cures for years, this is the first medical research that has been conducted.

Search the Internet to find where to purchase the commercial fruit cordial. As usual, consult with your doctor before trying a new health regimen.

I will drink a hot fruit cordial the next time I feel as though I am catching a cold!



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A Change Indeed; President Elect Senator Barack Obama!

Foremost, Congratulations to President Elect Barack H. Obama.

On January 20, 2009, Mr. Obama will become the 44th president of the United States of America. Mr. Obama ran a fine political campaign. His campaign was the epitome of my last article "How to Keep Your Head, When all Around you are Loosing Theirs."

It is reported that Mr. Obama's speeches, and Change platform actually relieved stress from many Americans during the decline of America's economic structure.

President Barack H. Obama will be an addition of keen knowledge displayed in the History books.

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How "You Can Keep Your Head, When All About You Are Loosing Theirs?" Meditate

Dr. Deepak Chopra explains the benefits of meditation.

















How to Meditate?

Blog Title: From Rudyard Kipling's Poem "IF"

If You Need Motivation to Reach Your Diet and Health Goals; Then You Need "SparkPeople"

Get a Free Online Diet

Spark People is a new website that motivates people to obtain their exercise ,weight loss, and their healthy lifestyle goals.

The founder of Sparks People is Chris Downie (SparkGuy). Mr. Downie said that "he just wanted to help people." Mr. Downie invested millions of dollars, so that people from all around the world could utilize his website to stay motivated in reaching their goals.

Moreover, the Spark People website is absolutely Free! There are many diet and health companies that charge for the same services that SparkPeople offer.

Furthermore, the website offers the opportunity to communicate with other SparkPeople. You can join message boards that are related to: age, sports, exercise, health issues, vegetarians, and more.

Additionally,you can set up your own individual diet and exercise plans without cost. There are free medical and health articles from A-Z. I love their healthy recipies.

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This keen knowledge is new and exciting.

How to Prevent Accelerated Aging?

Healthy Telomeres

Exercise!

"Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night"
Dylan ThomasRecent news from the "JAMA - Archives of Internal Medicine" study revealed "The Association Between Physical Activity in Leisure Time and Leuckocyte Telomere Length LTL."

Fact: The lack of physical inactivity is a relevant risk factor for many aging-related diseases and premature deaths. Moreover, as we age, our telomeres decrease.

The hypothesis tested stated that " physical activity level in leisure time [over the past 12 months) is related to leukocyte telomere length in healthy volunteers."

The group of experimental volunteers consisted of 2,401 white female twins and 249 male twins. Moreover, the factors considered in the study: physical activity level, age, sex, body mass index, smoking, and socioeconomic status.

The results proved that the group of twins who exercised just 199 minutes a week, or 33.17 minutes six days a week, showed 88 nucleotides in the growth of their telomere length.

The conclusion " A sedentary lifestyle [in addition to smoking, high body mass, and low socioeconomic status) affects leukocyte telomere length (LTL) and may accelerate the aging process."

I am indeed an advocate of exercising. When I walk 5 miles in my leisure time( 75 min.) six days a week during the months of May through September, I drop two dress sizes; can eat anything I want (as a treat); lose belly fat; gain strength and my whole body firms.

Therefore, I do look younger than my age. Although looking younger is not my motivation for exercising, "survival of the fittest" is my motivation; it is a keen knowledge that exercise keeps your telomeres growing, thus slows the aging process.

          

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